There are 50 nursing vacancies at the facility.
Nurses and midwives are protesting outside Mullingar Hospital today over what they call understaffing and excessive workload.
The INMO say there are 50 unfilled nursing shifts at the Westmeath facility over the next two weeks, while there are 50 nursing vacancies.
The demonstration will take place outside the hospital between 1pm and 2pm.
Albert Murphy is Assistant Director of Industrial Relations with the union - he outlines the issues at the facility
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